Bill > A04601

This bill clarifies and updates the requirements for vocational educational training and educational activities for social services districts. The bill changes the language from "may" to "shall" regarding educational activities, indicating a more mandatory approach. These activities now explicitly include high school education, high school equivalency preparation, basic and remedial education, English proficiency training, financial literacy instruction, and up to four years of post-secondary education. Educational programs can be offered through community colleges, licensed trade schools, registered business schools, or two-year or four-year colleges. The bill emphasizes that post-secondary education must directly relate to an individual's employment goal and requires participants to maintain satisfactory academic progress (generally a cumulative C average) unless waived due to extenuating circumstances like personal illness or family hardship. The goal is to support participants in obtaining education that leads to sustained employment while ensuring that educational assignments align with individual employment plans and do not compromise federal work participation rates.

Health and Social Services

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A4601